upbraid
21upbraid — up|braid [ ʌp breıd ] verb transitive FORMAL to criticize someone very severely: REPROACH …
22upbraid — v. a. 1784 B …
23upbraid — v. criticize; scold, reproach severely …
24upbraid — verb scold or reproach. Origin OE upbrēdan allege as a basis for censure , based on braid in the obs. sense brandish …
25upbraid — v. a. Reproach, reprove, blame, chide, condemn, twit, taunt, find fault with …
26upbraid — verb (T) formal to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong …
27upbraid — verb we were upbraided for leaving the back door unlocked Syn: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind, give someone a tongue lashing, rake/haul… …
28upbraid — v 1. scold, U.S. Inf. bawl out, Sl. chew out, tongue lash, Inf. dress down, Inf. trim, Inf. fix [s.o. s] little red wagon; reprove, reproach, rebuke, rate, reprehend, castigate, chastise, reprimand; Inf. give [s.o.] a piece of one s mind, Inf.… …
29upbraid — up·braid …
30upbraid — up•braid [[t]ʌpˈbreɪd[/t]] v. t. 1) to find fault with or reproach severely; censure 2) (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up , braid up•braid′er, n. syn: See …
